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Steve Forrest (September 29, 1925 – May 18, 2013) was an American actor who was well known for his role as Lt. Hondo Harrelson in the short-lived television series S.W.A.T. which ran from 1975 to 1976. He was also known for his Razzie-winning performance in Mommie Dearest.
He was born William Forrest Andrews in Huntsville, Texas. He was the son of Annis (née Speed) and Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister. Forrest was the 12th of 13 children. One of his older brothers was film star Dana Andrews. Forrest enlisted into the United States Army at age 18 and fought at the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. In 1950 he earned a bachelor's degree with honors from UCLA, majoring in theater with a minor in psychology.
He worked as a stagehand at the La Jolla Playhouse outside San Diego. There Gregory Peck discovered him, cast him in La Jolla's production of Goodbye Again, and then arranged for Forrest's first screen test with MGM, which signed him to a contract.
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Steve Forrest was an American actor who was well known for his role as Lt. Hondo Harrelson in the short-lived television series S.W.A.T. which ran from 1975 to 1976. He was also known for his Razzie-winning performance in Mommie Dearest. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video
The announcement that American actor Steve Forrest died on May 18, 2013, at age 87, put me in mind of his long-ago British TV series, "The Baron." In it, Forrest played John Mannering, an antiques dealer who is also a sometime undercover agent "working in an informal capacity for the head of the fictional British Diplomatic Intelligence ..." "The Baron" ran for only 30 episodes, from 1966 to 1967. R.I.P., Steve Forrest.
THE DEERSLAYER (1978) Starring: Steve Forrest, Ned Romero Schick Sunn Classics I claim no rights of any kind; for sharing only. Wm. Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, www.gunjones.com
Back when actor Steve Forrest died, in May 2013, I posted the introduction to his 1966-1967 TV series, "The Baron." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV-J3z...) However, I neglected to also post this opening sequence from "S.W.A.T.," Forrest's 1975-1976 ABC-TV series, in which he played Lieutenant "Hondo" Harrelson, the head of a Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team.
Bruce Davison & Steve Forrest : Spies Like Us Show Biz Interview 1985
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1977) Starring: Steve Forrest, Ned Romero, Don Shanks, Robert Tessier Schick Sunn Classics I claim no rights of any kind; for sharing only. Wm. Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, www.gunjones.com
Reese Witherspoon presenting the Best Actor Oscar® to Forest Whitaker for his performance in "The Last King of Scotland" -the 79th Annual Academy Awards® in 2007.